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The artificial rearing of lambs on cold reconstituted whole milk and on milk substitute

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. V. Large  and
P. D. Penning
R. V. Large
Affiliation:
The Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Berkshire
P. D. Penning
Affiliation:
The Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Berkshire
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1. Two experiments with 52 lambs are described investigating the use of reconstituted cold milk for rearing lambs and comparing full cream dried milk with a milk substitute.

2. The use of cold milk resulted in high growth rates and few health problems.

3. Satisfactory food conversion efficiencies were obtained by feeding of cold reconstituted whole milk and cold milk substitute.

4. During the first 3 weeks of rearing, the growth rates and food conversion efficiencies on the milk substitute were similar to those obtained on the full cream milk.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 69 , Issue 3 , December 1967 , pp. 405 - 409
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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